Funeral services for Brenda Annette (McHam) Rousey, 73, of Norman were held Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at the Lexington Cemetery were under the direction of the Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Ms. Rousey passed away on January 3, 2024.
Brenda was born, the second of eight children, to John Luther McHam and Oleta Ruth (Odom) McHam on May 17, 1950 in Denton, Texas. Her family made their home in Lexington, Oklahoma, where Brenda attended school and graduated with the Bulldog class of 1968.
Brenda attended cosmetology school and made it her life’s work. She spent her career at various salons making her customers look and feel their best.
Over the years, Brenda honed her entrepreneurial and creative spirit owning an antique store, and storage units while living in Purcell and Norman. Brenda was also a collector of antique furniture and had a vision for the potential each piece held.
Above all else, the light of Brenda’s life was her family. She cherished her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and siblings deeply and never missed a chance to spoil them. Brenda will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John McHam and Oleta Nelson; sister, Sandra Stark; granddaughter, Shawn Stansbury Rousey; and her dear friend Sue Morris.
Brenda is survived by her children, Terry Mark Rousey and wife, Jennifer, of Norman and Reni Hanley and husband, Kevin, of Norman; her siblings, Marcella Tiger of Sapulpa, Reba Keffer and husband, Paul ,of Arcadia, Charles McHam and wife, Beverly, of Paoli, Vondale Amend and husband, Kenny, of Houston, Texas, Tim McHam and wife, Tammy, of Purcell, Angela Ring and husband, Ray, of Weatherford, and brother-in-law, Johne Stark. She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Aaron Rousey, Andrea Stansbury Rousey and Camden Lampkin and her great-grandchildren Caleb Rousey, Connor Rousey and Sebastian Schoenfelt, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be made at wilsonlittle.com.
